diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-scale-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/daily-scale-test.yaml
index c62b353973e..50c839ec5bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-scale-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-scale-test.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Daily Scale Test
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - alexcastilio/scale-test-workflow
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/kubernetes/create-kapinger-deployment.go b/test/e2e/framework/kubernetes/create-kapinger-deployment.go
index 7e25320d1b7..9d5a74354a8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/kubernetes/create-kapinger-deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/kubernetes/create-kapinger-deployment.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *CreateKapingerDeployment) GetKapingerDeployment() *appsv1.Deployment {
 									"memory": resource.MustParse("20Mi"),
 								},
 								Limits: v1.ResourceList{
-									"memory": resource.MustParse("100Mi"),
+									"memory": resource.MustParse("20Mi"),
 								},
 							},
 							Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{